Bachelor of Science in Crop Production

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Course Overview

This is a degree program that prepares students for careers in farm management, crop advising, and technology development. Production of food, feed, fiber and fuel crops is big business and requires a thorough understanding of how plants grow, how the environment impacts crop productivity and production options, and how management and marketing decisions affect farm profits. This concentration is a science-based curriculum that allows students to choose from a wide range of plant science courses and career path electives. Download Course Catalog.

Program Structure:

Course Code

First Semester Courses

Credit

CPSC 101

Farming Systems

5

CPSC 102

Introduction to Crop Sciences

5

CPSC 103

Environment, Agric, & Society

5

CPSC 104

The Global Food Production Web

5

CPSC 105

Agriculture and Science of Coffee

5

CPSC 106

Agriculture in Mythology

5

TOTAL CREDITS

30

Course Code

Second Semester Courses

Credits

CPSC 111

Evolution in Action

5

CPSC 112

The Prairie and Bioenergy

5

CPSC 113

Introduction to Weed Science

5

CPSC 114

Intro to Applied Statistics

5

CPSC 115

Biotechnology in Agriculture

5

CPSC 116

Genetic Engineering Lab

5

TOTAL CREDITS

30

Course Code

Third Semester Courses

Credit

CPSC 201

Applied Entomology

5

CPSC 202

Off-Campus Crop Sci Internship

5

CPSC 203

On-Campus Crop Sci Internship

5

CPSC 204

Undergrad Research or Thesis

5

CPSC 205

Tomorrow’s Environment

5

CPSC 206

Plant Genetics

5

TOTAL CREDITS

30

Course Code

Fourth Semester Courses

Credit

CPSC 211

Undergrad Honors Res or Thesis

5

CPSC 212

Diseases of Field Crops

5

CPSC 213

Integrated Pest Management

5

CPSC 214

Principles of Crop Advising

5

CPSC 215

Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

5

CPSC 216

Forage Crops and Pasture Eco

5

TOTAL CREDITS

30

Course Code

Fifth Semester Courses

Credit

CPSC 301

Native Plants and Agroecosystems

5

CPSC 302

Crop Growth and Management

5

CPSC 303

Midwest Agricultural Practices

5

CPSC 304

Weed Management in Agronomic Crops

5

CPSC 305

Weed Science Practicum

5

CPSC 306

Plants and Global Change

5

TOTAL CREDITS

30

Course Code

Sixth Semester Courses

Credit

CPSC 311

Conservation Biology

5

CPSC 312

Principles of Agroecology

5

CPSC 313

Soil Nutrient Cycling

5

CPSC 314

Environment and Sustainable Development

5

CPSC 315

Applied Statistical Methods I

5

CPSC 316

Biological Modeling

5

TOTAL CREDITS

30

Course Code

Seventh Semester Courses

Credit

CPSC 401

Principles of Plant Breeding

5

CPSC 402

Plant Breeding Methods

5

CPSC 403

Plant Molecular Biology

5

CPSC 404

Genomics for Plant Improvement

5

CPSC 405

Plant Genomics

5

CPSC 406

Plant Proteomics-Metabolomics

5

TOTAL CREDITS

30

Course Code

Eighth Semester Courses

Credit

CPSC 411

Insect Pathology

5

CPSC 412

Plant Tissue Culture

5

CPSC 413

Outreach Education Skills

5

CPSC 414

Plant Physiology

5

CPSC 415

Soil Fertility and Fertilizers

5

CPSC 416

Entrepreneurship

5

TOTAL CREDITS

30

Career Opportunities

College graduates can also pursue a higher education in the form of a master’s degree in field such as horticulture, entomology, microbiology, plant pathology, plant genetics and more. These programs are heavily research-based and provide graduates the necessary background to enter into plant science-related research and technical career positions. However, many careers are available to graduates of bachelor’s programs, such as plant and soil science, farm and agricultural management, and food science, which are detailed below.